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Friday... So we can try and see what happens.


Psalms 106:2 (N:LT), "Who can list the glorious miracles of the LORD? Who can ever praise him enough?"

Friday... So we can try and see what happens.

Now there are lists that we are really good at making. I mean, we can really list our needs, can't we? And the LORD wants us to bring them to Him. He says so over and over. But we also need to strive to remember the glorious miracles of the LORD in our life and that will lift us in our hope and our faith in times of difficulty. And Paul needed that.


Over in 1 Thessalonians 3 the writer of this letter, Paul was going through troubles himself and he was worried about how the new Christians in Thessalonica were handling the troubles they were going through so he sent Timothy to find out. Now Paul was definitely a man of faith. He could make a list of times that God had brought him through trouble but he was concerned about these new Christians in Thessalonica.

And verse 6 says, "But now Timothy has just returned, bringing us good news about your faith and your love." In verses 4-5 he writes to them, "Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come - and they did, as you well know. That is why, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out whether your faith was still strong. I was afraid that the tempter had gotten the best of you and that our work had been useless."

We sometimes need to make a list, to be reminded of the glorious miracles of the LORD in our life.

Yes, Paul was going through persecution and also needed to see the glorious miracle of the LORD through the faith of these new Christians. Earlier he said to them, "But you know that we are destined for such troubles." and yes he needed to see how God was working in their lives.

"Who can list the glorious miracles of the LORD? Who can ever praise him enough?" Now that is so true but it can really be a good thing for us to stop and be reminded of what God has done in our life. It will strengthen our faith and love which we need. And there is power and joy in praising Him.

Proverbs 16:20 says, "Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the LORD will be joyful."

Psalms 106:1-2 says, "Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Who can list the glorious miracles of the LORD? Who can ever praise him enough." But we still can try and see what happens.

Yes, there is power and love in praise. It lifts and strengthens our faith and love to remember. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

 




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